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53. Vaccine-induced severe thrombotic thrombocytopenia following COVID-19 vaccination: a report of an autoptic case and review of the literature.

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FANNI, D., SABA, L., DEMONTIS, R., GEROSA, C., CHIGHINE, A., NIOI, M., SURI, J. S., RAVARINO, A., CAU, F., BARCELLONA, D., BOTTA, M. C., PORCU, M., SCANO, A., COGHE, F., ORRÙ, G., VAN EYKEN, P., GIBO, Y., LA NASA, G., D'ALOJA, E., and MARONGIU, F.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a new syndrome occurring primarily in healthy young adults, with a female predominance, after receiving the first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine. We describe VITT syndrome characterized by severe thrombosis and thrombocytopenia found in our patient, with fatal outcome. CASE REPORT: A 5 8-year-old m an, a fter 13 days from the first administration of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AstraZeneca), presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomitus. Laboratory tests revealed a severe thrombocytopenia, low fibrinogen serum levels and marked increase of D-dimer serum levels. The patient quickly developed a multiple organ failure, till death, three days after the hospital admission. RESULTS: At histology, in the lungs, interalveolar septa appeared thickened with microthrombi in the capillaries and veins. Interalveolar septa appeared thickened and showed vascular proliferation. Thrombi were detected in the capillaries of glomerular tufts. In the hearth, thrombi were observed in veins and capillaries. In the liver, voluminous fibrin thrombi were diffusely observed in the branches of the portal vein. Microthrombi were also found in the vasa vasorum of the wall of abdominal aorta. In the brain, microthrombi were observed in the capillaries of the choroid plexuses. Diffuse hemorrhagic necrosis was observed in the intestinal wall with marked congestion of the venous vessels. CONCLUSIONS: In our patient, the majority of data necessary for a VITT final diagnosis were present: thrombocytopenia and thrombosis in pulmonary, portal, hepatic, renal and mesenteric veins, associated with a marked increase of D-dimer serum levels. The finding of cerebral thrombosis in choroid plexuses, is a new finding in VITT. These features are suggestive for a very aggressive form of VITT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021

54. Immunohistochemical findings in the lungs of COVID-19 subjects: evidence of surfactant dysregulation.

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GEROSA, C., FANNI, D., CAU, F., RAVARINO, A., SENES, G., DEMONTIS, R., CONI, P., PIRAS, M., ORRÙ, G., COGHE, F., CONGIU, T., LA NASA, G., D’ALOJA, E., SABA, L., and FAA, G.

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OBJECTIVE: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by quantitative and qualitative changes in surfactant composition, leading to surfactant dysregulation with alveolar collapse and acute respiratory hypoxic failure. Recently, surfactant has been hypothesized to play a relevant role in COVID-19, representing a strong defender against SARSCoV- 2 infection. The aim of our work was the study of immunohistochemical surfactant expression in the lungs of patients died following SARS-CoV-2 ARDS, in order to shed light on a possible therapeutic surfactant administration. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We investigated four patients who died due to ARDS following SARS-COV-2 infection and four patients submitted to lung biopsy, in the absence of SARSCoV- 2 infection. In all 8 cases, lung specimens were immunostained with anti-surfactant protein A (SP-A) and B (SP-B). RESULTS: In control subjects, reactivity for SP-B was restricted to type II alveolar cells. Immunostaining for SP-A was observed on the surface of alveolar spaces. In the COVID-19 positive lungs, immunoreactivity for SP-B was similar to that observed in control lungs; SP-A was strongly expressed along the alveolar wall. Moreover, dense aggregates of SP-A positive material were observed in the alveolar spaces. CONCLUSIONS: Our immunohistochemical data show the dysregulation of surfactant production in COVID-19 patients, particularly regarding SP-A expression. The increased presence of SP-A in condensed masses inside alveolar spaces could invalidate the therapeutic efficacy of the treatment with exogenous surfactant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021

55. Telomere length shortening is associated with treatment-free remission in chronic myeloid leukemia patients

Author

Caocci, G, Greco, M, Delogu, G, Secchi, C, Martino, B, Labate, C, Abruzzese, E, Trawinska, M, Galimberti, S, Orru, F, Fozza, C, GAMBACORTI PASSERINI, C, Galimi, F, La Nasa, G, La Nasa, G., GAMBACORTI PASSERINI, CARLO, Caocci, G, Greco, M, Delogu, G, Secchi, C, Martino, B, Labate, C, Abruzzese, E, Trawinska, M, Galimberti, S, Orru, F, Fozza, C, GAMBACORTI PASSERINI, C, Galimi, F, La Nasa, G, La Nasa, G., and GAMBACORTI PASSERINI, CARLO

Abstract

We studied telomere length in 32 CML patients who discontinued imatinib after achieving complete molecular remission and 32 age-sex-matched controls. The relative telomere length (RTL) was determined by q-PCR as the telomere to single copy gene (36B4) ratio normalized to a reference sample (K-562 DNA). Age-corrected RTL (acRTL) was also obtained. The 36-month probability of treatment-free remission (TFR) was 59.4 %. TFR patients showed shorter acRTL compared to relapsed (mean ± SD = 0.01 ± 0.14 vs 0.20 ± 0.21; p = 0.01). TFR was significantly higher in CML patients with acRTL ≤0.09 (78.9 vs 30.8 %, p = 0.002). CML stem cells harboring longer telomeres possibly maintain a proliferative potential after treatment discontinuation.

Published
2016

56. Multiple Myeloma Treatment in Real-world Clinical Practice: Results of a Prospective, Multinational, Noninterventional Study

Author

Mohty, M. Terpos, E. Mateos, M.-V. Cavo, M. Lejniece, S. Beksac, M. Bekadja, M.A. Legiec, W. Dimopoulos, M. Stankovic, S. Durán, M.S. De Stefano, V. Corso, A. Kochkareva, Y. Laane, E. Berthou, C. Salwender, H. Masliak, Z. Pečeliūnas, V. Willenbacher, W. Silva, J. Louw, V. Nemet, D. Borbényi, Z. Abadi, U. Pedersen, R.S. Černelč, P. Potamianou, A. Couturier, C. Feys, C. Thoret-Bauchet, F. Boccadoro, M. Bekadja, M. Hamladji, R.-M. Ali, H.A. Hamdi, S. Touhami, H. Mansour, N.S. Linkesch, W. Abildgaard, N. Hein, M. Eveillard, J.R. Yamani, A.E. Moreau, P. Sanhes, L. Lepeu, G. Laribi, K. Jourdan, E. Fitoussi, O. Allangba, O. Fleury, J. Escoffre, M. Benramdane, R. Cartron, G. Dine, G. Legouffe, E. Harich, H.-D. Illmer, T. Dörfel, S. Hannig, C.V. Koenigsmann, M. Prange-Krex, G. Tamm, I. Zeller, W. Maasberg, M. Schlag, R. Klausmann, M. Uhlig, J. Alkemper, B. Schütz, S. Tessen, H.-W. Mohr, B. Schmidt, P. Heinrich, B. Hebart, H. Seipelt, G. Zoeller, T. Heits, F. Müller-Naendrup, C. Hansen, R. Repp, R. Von Weikersthal, L.F. Schmits, R. Heßling, J. Krammer-Steiner, B. Janzen, V. Schauer, M. Grüner, M.W. Kisro, J. Denzlinger, C. Freier, W. Junghanss, C. Görner, M. Laichinger, K. Ostermann, H. Dürk, H. Hess, G. Reich, G. Matsouka, P. Pouli, A. Anagnostopoulos, A. Masszi, T. Ivanyi, J. Szomor, A. Nagler, A. Magen, H. Avivi, I. Quitt, M. Palumbo, A. Za, T. Vallisa, D. Foa, R. Bosi, A. Vacca, A. Lanza, F. Palazzo, G. Avvisati, G. Ferrara, F. Consoli, U. Cantonetti, M. Angelucci, E. Califano, C. Di Raimondo, F. Guarini, A. Musso, M. Pizzuti, M. Giuliani, N. Ardizzoia, A. Di Renzo, N. Gaidano, G. Gozzetti, A. Pitini, V. Farina, G. Centurioni, R. De Fabritiis, P. Iuliano, F. La Nasa, G. La Verde, G. Pane, F. Recine, U. La Targia, M. Mineo, G. Cangialosi, C. Fagnani, D. Federici, A. Romano, A. Specchia, G. Storti, S. Bongarzoni, V. Bacigalupo, A. Gobbi, M. Latte, G. Mannina, D. Capalbo, S. Jurgutis, M. Woszczyk, D. Hołojda, J. Gornik, S. Pluta, A. Morawiec-Szymonik, E. Kyrcz-Krzemien, S. Homenda, W. Grosicki, S. Sulek, K. Lange, A. Kloczko, J. Starzak-Gwozdz, J. Hellmann, A. Komarnicki, M. Kuliczkowski, K. Viveiros, C. Gonçalves, C. Esefyeva, N. Kaplanov, K. Volodicheva, E. Laricheva, E. Dergacheva, V. Chukavina, M. Volchenko, N. Nazarova, I. Anchukova, L. Ovanesova, E. Salogub, G. Magomedova, L. Kuznetsova, I. Osyunikhina, S. Serdyuk, O. Karyagina, E. Ivanova, V. Černelč, S.P. Coetzee, C. Gunther, K. Moodley, D. Duran, S. Gutiérrez, A.E. De Oteyza, J.P. Capote, F.J. Casanova, M. Sanchez, J.M. Rios-Herranz, E. Ibañez-Garcia, J. Herranz, M.J. Hernandez, B. Sanchez, S.S. Escalante, F. Carnicero, F. Lleonart, J.B. Gironella, M. Martínez, R. De La Guia, A.L. Palomera, L. Iglesias, R. Ramos, F.S. De La Serna, J. Sanchez, P.G. Vidal, J.B. Morfa, M.D. Beksac, T.-M. Vural, F. Aydin, Y. Unal, A. Goker, H. Bilgir, O. Guvenc, B. Turgut, M. Ozet, G.G. Ali, R. Kyselyova, M. Glushko, N. Vybyrana, R. Skrypnyk, I. Tretyak, N. Kharchevska, T. Dyagil, I. Popovs'ka, T. Shimanskiy, V. Lysa, T. Oliynyk, H. Vilchevskaya, K. Kryachok, I. Popovych, Y. Romanyuk, N. Yushchenko, N. Kaplan, P. Rekhtman, G. Pylypenko, H. Kozlov, V. Drach, J. Harousseau, J.-L. Einsele, H. Goldschmidt, H. Facon, T. Michalet, M. Savchenko, V.G. De la Rubia, J. Cook, G. Mellqvist, U.-H. Ludwig, H. EMMOS Investigators

Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease, with little information available on its management in real-world clinical practice. The results of the present prospective, noninterventional observational study revealed great diversity in the treatment regimens used to treat MM. Our results also provide data to inform health economic, pharmacoepidemiologic, and outcomes research, providing a framework for the design of protocols to improve the outcomes of patients with MM. Background: The present prospective, multinational, noninterventional study aimed to document and describe real-world treatment regimens and disease progression in multiple myeloma (MM) patients. Patients and Methods: Adult patients initiating any new MM therapy from October 2010 to October 2012 were eligible. A multistage patient/site recruitment model was applied to minimize the selection bias; enrollment was stratified by country, region, and practice type. The patient medical and disease features, treatment history, and remission status were recorded at baseline, and prospective data on treatment, efficacy, and safety were collected electronically every 3 months. Results: A total of 2358 patients were enrolled. Of these patients, 775 and 1583 did and did not undergo stem cell transplantation (SCT) at any time during treatment, respectively. Of the patients in the SCT and non-SCT groups, 49%, 21%, 14%, and 15% and 57%, 20%, 12% and 10% were enrolled at treatment line 1, 2, 3, and ≥ 4, respectively. In the SCT and non-SCT groups, 45% and 54% of the patients had received bortezomib-based therapy without thalidomide/lenalidomide, 12% and 18% had received thalidomide/lenalidomide-based therapy without bortezomib, and 30% and 4% had received bortezomib plus thalidomide/lenalidomide-based therapy as frontline treatment, respectively. The corresponding proportions of SCT and non-SCT patients in lines 2, 3, and ≥ 4 were 45% and 37%, 30% and 37%, and 12% and 3%, 33% and 27%, 35% and 32%, and 8% and 2%, and 27% and 27%, 27% and 23%, and 6% and 4%, respectively. In the SCT and non-SCT patients, the overall response rate was 86% to 97% and 64% to 85% in line 1, 74% to 78% and 59% to 68% in line 2, 55% to 83% and 48% to 60% in line 3, and 49% to 65% and 36% and 45% in line 4, respectively, for regimens that included bortezomib and/or thalidomide/lenalidomide. Conclusion: The results of our prospective study have revealed great diversity in the treatment regimens used to manage MM in real-life practice. This diversity was linked to factors such as novel agent accessibility and evolving treatment recommendations. Our results provide insight into associated clinical benefits. © 2018 The Authors

Published
2018

59. Unrelated donor marrow transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukaemia

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Dini, G., Lamparelli, T., Rondelli, R., Lanino, E., Barbanti, M., Costa, C., Manfredini, L., Guidi, S., Rosti, G., Alessandrino, E. P., Locatelli, F., Marenco, P., Soligo, D., Di Bartolomeo, P., Aversa, F., La Nasa, G., Busca, A., Majolino, I., De Laurenzi, A., and Bacigalupo, A.

Published
1998

63. Multiple Myeloma Treatment in Real-world Clinical Practice: Results of a Prospective, Multinational, Noninterventional Study

Author

Mohty, M., Terpos, E., Mateos, M. -V., Cavo, M., Lejniece, S., Beksac, M., Bekadja, M. A., Legiec, W., Dimopoulos, M., Stankovic, S., Duran, M. S., De Stefano, Valerio, Corso, A., Kochkareva, Y., Laane, E., Berthou, C., Salwender, H., Masliak, Z., Peceliunas, V., Willenbacher, W., Silva, J., Louw, V., Nemet, D., Borbenyi, Z., Abadi, U., Pedersen, R. S., Cernelc, P., Potamianou, A., Couturier, C., Feys, C., Thoret-Bauchet, F., Boccadoro, M., Bekadja, M., Hamladji, R. -M., Ali, H. A., Hamdi, S., Touhami, H., Mansour, N. S., Linkesch, W., Abildgaard, N., Hein, M., Eveillard, J. R., Yamani, A. E., Moreau, P., Sanhes, L., Lepeu, G., Laribi, K., Jourdan, E., Fitoussi, O., Allangba, O., Fleury, J., Escoffre, M., Benramdane, R., Cartron, G., Dine, G., Legouffe, E., Harich, H. -D., Illmer, T., Dorfel, S., Hannig, C. V., Koenigsmann, M., Prange-Krex, G., Tamm, I., Zeller, W., Maasberg, M., Schlag, R., Klausmann, M., Uhlig, J., Alkemper, B., Schutz, S., Tessen, H. -W., Mohr, B., Schmidt, P., Heinrich, B., Hebart, H., Seipelt, G., Zoeller, T., Heits, F., Muller-Naendrup, C., Hansen, R., Repp, R., Von Weikersthal, L. F., Schmits, R., Hessling, J., Krammer-Steiner, B., Janzen, V., Schauer, M., Gruner, M. W., Kisro, J., Denzlinger, C., Freier, W., Junghanss, C., Gorner, M., Laichinger, K., Ostermann, H., Durk, H., Hess, G., Reich, G., Matsouka, P., Pouli, A., Anagnostopoulos, A., Masszi, T., Ivanyi, J., Szomor, A., Nagler, A., Magen, H., Avivi, I., Quitt, M., Palumbo, A., Za, Tommaso, Vallisa, D., Foa, R., Bosi, A., Vacca, A., Lanza, F., Palazzo, G., Avvisati, G., Ferrara, F., Consoli, U., Cantonetti, M., Angelucci, E., Califano, C., Di Raimondo, F., Guarini, A., Musso, M., Pizzuti, M., Giuliani, N., Ardizzoia, A., Di Renzo, N., Gaidano, G., Gozzetti, A., Pitini, V., Farina, G., Centurioni, R., De Fabritiis, P., Iuliano, F., La Nasa, G., La Verde, G., Pane, F., Recine, U., La Targia, M., Mineo, G., Cangialosi, C., Fagnani, D., Federici, A., Romano, A., Specchia, G., Storti, Sergio, Bongarzoni, V., Bacigalupo, Andrea, Gobbi, M., Latte, G., Mannina, D., Capalbo, S., Jurgutis, M., Woszczyk, D., Holojda, J., Gornik, S., Pluta, A., Morawiec-Szymonik, E., Kyrcz-Krzemien, S., Homenda, W., Grosicki, S., Sulek, K., Lange, A., Kloczko, J., Starzak-Gwozdz, J., Hellmann, A., Komarnicki, M., Kuliczkowski, K., Viveiros, C., Goncalves, C., Esefyeva, N., Kaplanov, K., Volodicheva, E., Laricheva, E., Dergacheva, V., Chukavina, M., Volchenko, N., Nazarova, I., Anchukova, L., Ovanesova, E., Salogub, G., Magomedova, L., Kuznetsova, I., Osyunikhina, S., Serdyuk, O., Karyagina, E., Ivanova, V., Cernelc, S. P., Coetzee, C., Gunther, K., Moodley, D., Duran, S., Gutierrez, A. E., De Oteyza, J. P., Capote, F. J., Casanova, M., Sanchez, J. M., Rios-Herranz, E., Ibanez-Garcia, J., Herranz, M. J., Hernandez, B., Sanchez, S. S., Escalante, F., Carnicero, F., Lleonart, J. B., Gironella, M., Martinez, R., De La Guia, A. L., Palomera, L., Iglesias, R., Ramos, F. S., De La Serna, J., Sanchez, P. G., Vidal, J. B., Morfa, M. D., Beksac, T. -M., Vural, F., Aydin, Y., Unal, A., Goker, H., Bilgir, O., Guvenc, B., Turgut, M., Ozet, G. G., Ali, R., Kyselyova, M., Glushko, N., Vybyrana, R., Skrypnyk, I., Tretyak, N., Kharchevska, T., Dyagil, I., Popovs'Ka, T., Shimanskiy, V., Lysa, T., Oliynyk, H., Vilchevskaya, K., Kryachok, I., Popovych, Y., Romanyuk, N., Yushchenko, N., Kaplan, P., Rekhtman, G., Pylypenko, H., Kozlov, V., Drach, J., Harousseau, J. -L., Einsele, H., Goldschmidt, H., Facon, T., Michalet, M., Savchenko, V. G., De la Rubia, J., Cook, G., Mellqvist, U. -H., Ludwig, H., De Stefano V. (ORCID:0000-0002-5178-5827), Za T., Storti S. (ORCID:0000-0002-4374-3985), Bacigalupo A. (ORCID:0000-0002-9119-567X), Mohty, M., Terpos, E., Mateos, M. -V., Cavo, M., Lejniece, S., Beksac, M., Bekadja, M. A., Legiec, W., Dimopoulos, M., Stankovic, S., Duran, M. S., De Stefano, Valerio, Corso, A., Kochkareva, Y., Laane, E., Berthou, C., Salwender, H., Masliak, Z., Peceliunas, V., Willenbacher, W., Silva, J., Louw, V., Nemet, D., Borbenyi, Z., Abadi, U., Pedersen, R. S., Cernelc, P., Potamianou, A., Couturier, C., Feys, C., Thoret-Bauchet, F., Boccadoro, M., Bekadja, M., Hamladji, R. -M., Ali, H. A., Hamdi, S., Touhami, H., Mansour, N. S., Linkesch, W., Abildgaard, N., Hein, M., Eveillard, J. R., Yamani, A. E., Moreau, P., Sanhes, L., Lepeu, G., Laribi, K., Jourdan, E., Fitoussi, O., Allangba, O., Fleury, J., Escoffre, M., Benramdane, R., Cartron, G., Dine, G., Legouffe, E., Harich, H. -D., Illmer, T., Dorfel, S., Hannig, C. V., Koenigsmann, M., Prange-Krex, G., Tamm, I., Zeller, W., Maasberg, M., Schlag, R., Klausmann, M., Uhlig, J., Alkemper, B., Schutz, S., Tessen, H. -W., Mohr, B., Schmidt, P., Heinrich, B., Hebart, H., Seipelt, G., Zoeller, T., Heits, F., Muller-Naendrup, C., Hansen, R., Repp, R., Von Weikersthal, L. F., Schmits, R., Hessling, J., Krammer-Steiner, B., Janzen, V., Schauer, M., Gruner, M. W., Kisro, J., Denzlinger, C., Freier, W., Junghanss, C., Gorner, M., Laichinger, K., Ostermann, H., Durk, H., Hess, G., Reich, G., Matsouka, P., Pouli, A., Anagnostopoulos, A., Masszi, T., Ivanyi, J., Szomor, A., Nagler, A., Magen, H., Avivi, I., Quitt, M., Palumbo, A., Za, Tommaso, Vallisa, D., Foa, R., Bosi, A., Vacca, A., Lanza, F., Palazzo, G., Avvisati, G., Ferrara, F., Consoli, U., Cantonetti, M., Angelucci, E., Califano, C., Di Raimondo, F., Guarini, A., Musso, M., Pizzuti, M., Giuliani, N., Ardizzoia, A., Di Renzo, N., Gaidano, G., Gozzetti, A., Pitini, V., Farina, G., Centurioni, R., De Fabritiis, P., Iuliano, F., La Nasa, G., La Verde, G., Pane, F., Recine, U., La Targia, M., Mineo, G., Cangialosi, C., Fagnani, D., Federici, A., Romano, A., Specchia, G., Storti, Sergio, Bongarzoni, V., Bacigalupo, Andrea, Gobbi, M., Latte, G., Mannina, D., Capalbo, S., Jurgutis, M., Woszczyk, D., Holojda, J., Gornik, S., Pluta, A., Morawiec-Szymonik, E., Kyrcz-Krzemien, S., Homenda, W., Grosicki, S., Sulek, K., Lange, A., Kloczko, J., Starzak-Gwozdz, J., Hellmann, A., Komarnicki, M., Kuliczkowski, K., Viveiros, C., Goncalves, C., Esefyeva, N., Kaplanov, K., Volodicheva, E., Laricheva, E., Dergacheva, V., Chukavina, M., Volchenko, N., Nazarova, I., Anchukova, L., Ovanesova, E., Salogub, G., Magomedova, L., Kuznetsova, I., Osyunikhina, S., Serdyuk, O., Karyagina, E., Ivanova, V., Cernelc, S. P., Coetzee, C., Gunther, K., Moodley, D., Duran, S., Gutierrez, A. E., De Oteyza, J. P., Capote, F. J., Casanova, M., Sanchez, J. M., Rios-Herranz, E., Ibanez-Garcia, J., Herranz, M. J., Hernandez, B., Sanchez, S. S., Escalante, F., Carnicero, F., Lleonart, J. B., Gironella, M., Martinez, R., De La Guia, A. L., Palomera, L., Iglesias, R., Ramos, F. S., De La Serna, J., Sanchez, P. G., Vidal, J. B., Morfa, M. D., Beksac, T. -M., Vural, F., Aydin, Y., Unal, A., Goker, H., Bilgir, O., Guvenc, B., Turgut, M., Ozet, G. G., Ali, R., Kyselyova, M., Glushko, N., Vybyrana, R., Skrypnyk, I., Tretyak, N., Kharchevska, T., Dyagil, I., Popovs'Ka, T., Shimanskiy, V., Lysa, T., Oliynyk, H., Vilchevskaya, K., Kryachok, I., Popovych, Y., Romanyuk, N., Yushchenko, N., Kaplan, P., Rekhtman, G., Pylypenko, H., Kozlov, V., Drach, J., Harousseau, J. -L., Einsele, H., Goldschmidt, H., Facon, T., Michalet, M., Savchenko, V. G., De la Rubia, J., Cook, G., Mellqvist, U. -H., Ludwig, H., De Stefano V. (ORCID:0000-0002-5178-5827), Za T., Storti S. (ORCID:0000-0002-4374-3985), and Bacigalupo A. (ORCID:0000-0002-9119-567X)

Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease, with little information available on its management in real-world clinical practice. The results of the present prospective, noninterventional observational study revealed great diversity in the treatment regimens used to treat MM. Our results also provide data to inform health economic, pharmacoepidemiologic, and outcomes research, providing a framework for the design of protocols to improve the outcomes of patients with MM. Background: The present prospective, multinational, noninterventional study aimed to document and describe real-world treatment regimens and disease progression in multiple myeloma (MM) patients. Patients and Methods: Adult patients initiating any new MM therapy from October 2010 to October 2012 were eligible. A multistage patient/site recruitment model was applied to minimize the selection bias; enrollment was stratified by country, region, and practice type. The patient medical and disease features, treatment history, and remission status were recorded at baseline, and prospective data on treatment, efficacy, and safety were collected electronically every 3 months. Results: A total of 2358 patients were enrolled. Of these patients, 775 and 1583 did and did not undergo stem cell transplantation (SCT) at any time during treatment, respectively. Of the patients in the SCT and non-SCT groups, 49%, 21%, 14%, and 15% and 57%, 20%, 12% and 10% were enrolled at treatment line 1, 2, 3, and ≥ 4, respectively. In the SCT and non-SCT groups, 45% and 54% of the patients had received bortezomib-based therapy without thalidomide/lenalidomide, 12% and 18% had received thalidomide/lenalidomide-based therapy without bortezomib, and 30% and 4% had received bortezomib plus thalidomide/lenalidomide-based therapy as frontline treatment, respectively. The corresponding proportions of SCT and non-SCT patients in lines 2, 3, and ≥ 4 were 45% and 37%, 30% and 37%, and 12% and 3%, 33% and 27%, 35% and 32%, and 8% and

Published
2018

64. Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors can predict TKI treatment-free remission in chronic myeloid leukemia patients

Author

Caocci, G, Martino, B, Greco, M, Abruzzese, E, Trawinska, M, Lai, S, Ragatzu, P, Galimberti, S, Baratè, C, Mulas, O, Labate, C, Littera, R, Carcassi, C, GAMBACORTI PASSERINI, C, La Nasa, G, La Nasa, G., GAMBACORTI PASSERINI, CARLO, Caocci, G, Martino, B, Greco, M, Abruzzese, E, Trawinska, M, Lai, S, Ragatzu, P, Galimberti, S, Baratè, C, Mulas, O, Labate, C, Littera, R, Carcassi, C, GAMBACORTI PASSERINI, C, La Nasa, G, La Nasa, G., and GAMBACORTI PASSERINI, CARLO

Abstract

Several factors are predictive of treatment-free remission (TFR) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), but few data exist on the role of natural killer (NK) cells and their killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs). KIR and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes were investigated in 36 CML patients who discontinued tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment after achieving deep molecular response (MR4.5). Cumulative TFR was significantly higher in patients homozygous for KIR A haplotype (85.7% vs. 45.5%; p = 0.029). Younger age, Bx haplotype, and the combination KIR3DS1/KIR3DL1 present/HLA-Bw4 present were significantly associated with relapse. KIR genotypes could prove useful in identifying patients that are likely to maintain MR4.5 after discontinuing TKI treatment.

Published
2015

65. Molecular pathways triggered by COVID-19 in different organs: ACE2 receptor-expressing cells under attack? A review.

Author

SABA, L., GEROSA, C., FANNI, D., MARONGIU, F., LA NASA, G., CAOCCI, G., BARCELLONA, D., BALESTRIERI, A., COGHE, F., ORRU, G., CONI, P., PIRAS, M., LEDDA, F., SURI, J. S., RONCHI, A., D'ANDREA, F., CAU, R., CASTAGNOLA, M., and FAA, G.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In human pathology, SARS-CoV-2 utilizes multiple molecular pathways to determine structural and biochemical changes within the different organs and cell types. The clinical picture of patients with COVID-19 is characterized by a very large spectrum. The reason for this variability has not been clarified yet, causing the inability to make a prognosis on the evolution of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PubMed search was performed focusing on the role of ACE 2 receptors in allowing the viral entry into cells, the role of ACE 2 downregulation in triggering the tissue pathology or in accelerating previous disease states, the role of increased levels of Angiotensin II in determining endothelial dysfunction and the enhanced vascular permeability, the role of the dysregulation of the renin angiotensin system in COVID-19 and the role of cytokine storm. RESULTS: The pathological changes induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection in the different organs, the correlations between the single cell types targeted by the virus in the different human or gans and the clinical consequences, COVID-19 chronic pathologies in liver fibrosis, cardiac fibrosis and atrial arrhythmias, glomerulosclerosis and pulmonary fibrosis, due to the systemic fibroblast activation induced by angiotensin II are discussed. CONCLUSIONS: The main pathways involved showed different pathological changes in multiple tissues and the different clinical presentations. Even if ACE2 is the main receptor of SARS-CoV-2 and the main entry point into cells for the virus, ACE2 expression does not always explain the observed marked inter-individual variability in clinical presentation and outcome, evidencing the complexity of this disorder. The proper interpretation of the growing data available might allow to better classifying COVID-19 in human pathology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020

66. A new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for a total anti-T lymphocyte globulin determination: Development, analytical validation, and clinical applications

Author

Montagna, M., La Nasa, G., Bernardo, M. E., Piras, E., Avanzini, M. A., Regazzi, M., Locatelli, Franco, Locatelli F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7976-3654), Montagna, M., La Nasa, G., Bernardo, M. E., Piras, E., Avanzini, M. A., Regazzi, M., Locatelli, Franco, and Locatelli F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7976-3654)

Abstract

Background: Anti-T lymphocyte globulin (ATLG) modulates the alloreactivity of T lymphocytes, reducing the risk of immunological posttransplant complications, in particular rejection and graft-versushost disease, after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We developed and validated a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method to measure serum levels of total ATLG and evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the drug in children with b-Thalassemia, receiving allogeneic HSCT. Methods: Diluted serum samples were incubated with Goat-anti- Rabbit IgG antibody coated on a microtiter plate and then, with Goat-anti-Human IgG labeled with horseradish peroxidase. After incubation and washings, substrate solution was added and absorbance was read at 492 nm. ATLG concentrations in samples were determined by interpolation from a standard curve (range: 200-0.095 ng/mL), prepared by diluting a known amount of ATLG in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Low, medium, and high-quality control concentrations were 1.56, 6.25, and 25 ng/ mL, respectively. This method was developed and validated within the acceptance criteria in compliance with the Guidelines for a biological method validation: the sensitivity of the method was 0.095 ng/mL. We analyzed serum samples from 14 children with b-Thalassemia who received ATLG (Grafalon) at a dose of 10 mg/kg administered as intravenous (IV) infusion on days 25, 24, and 23 before HSCT (day 0). Blood sampling for PK evaluation was performed on days 25, 24, and 23 before and after drug infusion; and then from day 22 to +56. Results: The median total ATLG levels pre-IVand post-IV were 0 and 118 mcg/mL on day 25; 85.9 and 199.2 mcg/mL on day 24; 153 and 270.9 mcg/mL on day 23, respectively. The median PK values of CL was 0.0029 (range: 0.0028-0.0057) L$kg21$d21, Vd was 0.088 (range: 0.025-0.448) L/kg and t1/2 was 20.2 (range: 5.8- 50.2) days. Conclusions: These data suggest that given the marked interindividual variability o

Published
2017

68. Bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone is superior to thalidomide-dexamethasone as consolidation therapy after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Author

Cavo, M, Pantani, L, Petrucci, M, Patriarca, F, Zamagni, E, Donnarumma, D, Crippa, C, Boccadoro, M, Perrone, G, Falcone, A, Nozzoli, C, Zambello, R, Masini, L, Furlan, A, Brioli, A, Derudas, D, Ballanti, S, Dessanti, M, De Stefano, V, Carella, A, Marcatti, M, Nozza, A, Ferrara, F, Callea, V, Califano, C, Pezzi, A, Baraldi, A, Grasso, M, Musto, P, Palumbo, A, Tosi, P, Motta, M, Rizzi, S, Fanin, R, Buttignol, S, Foà, R, Levi, A, Calabrese, E, Rambaldi, A, Galli, M, Rossi, G, Ferrari, S, Bringhen, S, Leoni, P, Offidani, M, Polloni, C, Corradini, P, Montefusco, V, Torelli, G, Narni, F, Fioritoni, G, Spadano, A, Cortelazzo, S, Pescosta, N, Billio, A, Lambertenghi Deliliers, G, Baldini, L, Onida, F, Annaloro, C, La Nasa, G, Ledda, A, Zaccaria, A, Cellini, C, De Fabritiis, P, Caravita, T, Siniscalchi, A, Cascavilla, N, Bosi, A, Semenzato, G, Gugliotta, L, Merli, F, Gherlinzoni, F, Angelucci, E, Martelli, M, Petti, M, Pisani, F, Leone, G, Rossi, E, Za, T, Fianchi, L, Catania, G, Spriano, M, Ciceri, F, Peccatori, J, Girlanda, S, Santoro, A, Castagna, L, Palmieri, S, Nobile, F, D'Arco, A, Levis, A, Primon, V, Tamiazzo, S, Guardigni, L, Pasini, S, Gallamini, A, Pietrantuono, G, Martorelli, M, Fattori, P, Pasquini, E, Galieni, P, Ruggieri, M, Morandi, S, Tajana, M, Amadori, D, Ronconi, S, Cangini, D, Ceccolini, M, Gobbi, M, Ballerini, F, Pane, F, Catalano, L, Cangialosi, C, Vallisa, D, Lazzaro, A, Paladini, G, De Sabbata, G, Mozzana, R, Ciambelli, F, Pinotti, G, Rodeghiero, F, Elice, F, Cantore, N, Volpe, S, Pavone, V, Mele, A, Pogliani, E, Rossini, F, Liberati, A, Majolino, I, De Rosa, L, Amadori, S, Rizzo, M, Lauria, F, Gozzetti, A, Aglietta, M, Capaldi, A, Quarta, G, Mele, G, Storti, S, Fraticelli, V, Morabito, F, Gentile, C, Capalbo, S, Gianni, A, Magni, M, Mettivier, V, Nunziata, G, Rizzoli, V, Giuliani, N, Crugnola, M, Bernasconi, C, Fregoni, V, Visani, G, Olivieri, A, Pizzuti, M, La Verde, G, Moscetti, A, Avvisati, G, Tirindelli, M, Longinotti, M, Podda, L, Gallo, E, Pregno, P, Dammacco, F, Perosa, F, Russo, D, Roccaro, A, Bacigalupo, A, Dominietto, A, Musolino, C, Quartarone, E, Tosi P, Motta MR, Rizzi S, Fanin R, Buttignol S, Foà R, Levi A, Calabrese E, Rambaldi A, Galli M, Rossi G, Ferrari S, Bringhen S, Leoni P, Offidani M, Polloni C, Corradini P, Montefusco V, Torelli G, Narni F, Fioritoni G, Spadano A, Cortelazzo S, Pescosta N, Billio A, Lambertenghi Deliliers G, Baldini L, Onida F, Annaloro C, La Nasa G, Ledda A, Zaccaria A, Cellini C, De Fabritiis P, Caravita T, Siniscalchi A, Cascavilla N, Bosi A, Semenzato G, Gugliotta L, Merli F, Gherlinzoni F, Angelucci E, Martelli M, Petti MC, Pisani F, Leone G, Rossi E, Za T, Fianchi L, Catania G, Spriano M, Ciceri F, Peccatori J, Girlanda S, Santoro A, Castagna L, Palmieri S, Nobile F, D'Arco AM, Levis A, Primon V, Tamiazzo S, Guardigni L, Pasini S, Gallamini A, Pietrantuono G, Martorelli MC, Fattori P, Pasquini E, Galieni P, Ruggieri M, Morandi S, Tajana M, Amadori D, Ronconi S, Cangini D, Ceccolini M, Gobbi M, Ballerini F, Pane F, Catalano L, Cangialosi C, Vallisa D, Lazzaro A, Paladini G, De Sabbata G, Mozzana R, Ciambelli F, Pinotti G, Rodeghiero F, Elice F, Cantore N, Volpe S, Pavone V, Mele A, POGLIANI, ENRICO MARIA, Rossini F, Liberati A, Majolino I, De Rosa L, Amadori S, Rizzo M, Lauria F, Gozzetti A, Aglietta M, Capaldi A, Quarta G, Mele G, Storti S, Fraticelli V, Morabito F, Gentile C, Capalbo S, Gianni A, Magni M, Mettivier V, Nunziata G, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N, Crugnola M, Bernasconi C, Fregoni V, Visani G, Olivieri A, Pizzuti M, La Verde G, Moscetti A, Avvisati G, Tirindelli M, Longinotti M, Podda L, Gallo E, Pregno P, Dammacco F, Perosa F, Russo D, Roccaro A, Bacigalupo A, Dominietto A, Musolino C, Quartarone E., Cavo, M, Pantani, L, Petrucci, M, Patriarca, F, Zamagni, E, Donnarumma, D, Crippa, C, Boccadoro, M, Perrone, G, Falcone, A, Nozzoli, C, Zambello, R, Masini, L, Furlan, A, Brioli, A, Derudas, D, Ballanti, S, Dessanti, M, De Stefano, V, Carella, A, Marcatti, M, Nozza, A, Ferrara, F, Callea, V, Califano, C, Pezzi, A, Baraldi, A, Grasso, M, Musto, P, Palumbo, A, Tosi, P, Motta, M, Rizzi, S, Fanin, R, Buttignol, S, Foà, R, Levi, A, Calabrese, E, Rambaldi, A, Galli, M, Rossi, G, Ferrari, S, Bringhen, S, Leoni, P, Offidani, M, Polloni, C, Corradini, P, Montefusco, V, Torelli, G, Narni, F, Fioritoni, G, Spadano, A, Cortelazzo, S, Pescosta, N, Billio, A, Lambertenghi Deliliers, G, Baldini, L, Onida, F, Annaloro, C, La Nasa, G, Ledda, A, Zaccaria, A, Cellini, C, De Fabritiis, P, Caravita, T, Siniscalchi, A, Cascavilla, N, Bosi, A, Semenzato, G, Gugliotta, L, Merli, F, Gherlinzoni, F, Angelucci, E, Martelli, M, Petti, M, Pisani, F, Leone, G, Rossi, E, Za, T, Fianchi, L, Catania, G, Spriano, M, Ciceri, F, Peccatori, J, Girlanda, S, Santoro, A, Castagna, L, Palmieri, S, Nobile, F, D'Arco, A, Levis, A, Primon, V, Tamiazzo, S, Guardigni, L, Pasini, S, Gallamini, A, Pietrantuono, G, Martorelli, M, Fattori, P, Pasquini, E, Galieni, P, Ruggieri, M, Morandi, S, Tajana, M, Amadori, D, Ronconi, S, Cangini, D, Ceccolini, M, Gobbi, M, Ballerini, F, Pane, F, Catalano, L, Cangialosi, C, Vallisa, D, Lazzaro, A, Paladini, G, De Sabbata, G, Mozzana, R, Ciambelli, F, Pinotti, G, Rodeghiero, F, Elice, F, Cantore, N, Volpe, S, Pavone, V, Mele, A, Pogliani, E, Rossini, F, Liberati, A, Majolino, I, De Rosa, L, Amadori, S, Rizzo, M, Lauria, F, Gozzetti, A, Aglietta, M, Capaldi, A, Quarta, G, Mele, G, Storti, S, Fraticelli, V, Morabito, F, Gentile, C, Capalbo, S, Gianni, A, Magni, M, Mettivier, V, Nunziata, G, Rizzoli, V, Giuliani, N, Crugnola, M, Bernasconi, C, Fregoni, V, Visani, G, Olivieri, A, Pizzuti, M, La Verde, G, Moscetti, A, Avvisati, G, Tirindelli, M, Longinotti, M, Podda, L, Gallo, E, Pregno, P, Dammacco, F, Perosa, F, Russo, D, Roccaro, A, Bacigalupo, A, Dominietto, A, Musolino, C, Quartarone, E, Tosi P, Motta MR, Rizzi S, Fanin R, Buttignol S, Foà R, Levi A, Calabrese E, Rambaldi A, Galli M, Rossi G, Ferrari S, Bringhen S, Leoni P, Offidani M, Polloni C, Corradini P, Montefusco V, Torelli G, Narni F, Fioritoni G, Spadano A, Cortelazzo S, Pescosta N, Billio A, Lambertenghi Deliliers G, Baldini L, Onida F, Annaloro C, La Nasa G, Ledda A, Zaccaria A, Cellini C, De Fabritiis P, Caravita T, Siniscalchi A, Cascavilla N, Bosi A, Semenzato G, Gugliotta L, Merli F, Gherlinzoni F, Angelucci E, Martelli M, Petti MC, Pisani F, Leone G, Rossi E, Za T, Fianchi L, Catania G, Spriano M, Ciceri F, Peccatori J, Girlanda S, Santoro A, Castagna L, Palmieri S, Nobile F, D'Arco AM, Levis A, Primon V, Tamiazzo S, Guardigni L, Pasini S, Gallamini A, Pietrantuono G, Martorelli MC, Fattori P, Pasquini E, Galieni P, Ruggieri M, Morandi S, Tajana M, Amadori D, Ronconi S, Cangini D, Ceccolini M, Gobbi M, Ballerini F, Pane F, Catalano L, Cangialosi C, Vallisa D, Lazzaro A, Paladini G, De Sabbata G, Mozzana R, Ciambelli F, Pinotti G, Rodeghiero F, Elice F, Cantore N, Volpe S, Pavone V, Mele A, POGLIANI, ENRICO MARIA, Rossini F, Liberati A, Majolino I, De Rosa L, Amadori S, Rizzo M, Lauria F, Gozzetti A, Aglietta M, Capaldi A, Quarta G, Mele G, Storti S, Fraticelli V, Morabito F, Gentile C, Capalbo S, Gianni A, Magni M, Mettivier V, Nunziata G, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N, Crugnola M, Bernasconi C, Fregoni V, Visani G, Olivieri A, Pizzuti M, La Verde G, Moscetti A, Avvisati G, Tirindelli M, Longinotti M, Podda L, Gallo E, Pregno P, Dammacco F, Perosa F, Russo D, Roccaro A, Bacigalupo A, Dominietto A, Musolino C, and Quartarone E.

Abstract

In a randomized, phase 3 study, superior complete/near-complete response (CR/nCR) rates and extended progression-free survival were demonstrated with bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone (VTD) versus thalidomide-dexamethasone (TD) as induction therapy before, and consolidation after, double autologous stem cell transplantation for newly diagnosed myeloma patients (intention-to-treat analysis; VTD, n = 236; TD, n = 238). This per-protocol analysis (VTD, n = 160; TD, n = 161) specifically assessed the efficacy and safety of consolidation with VTD or TD. Before starting consolidation, CR/nCR rates were not significantly different in the VTD (63.1%) and TD arms (54.7%). After consolidation, CR (60.6% vs 46.6%) and CR/nCR (73.1% vs 60.9%) rates were significantly higher for VTD-treated versus TD-treated patients. VTD consolidation significantly increased CR and CR/nCR rates, but TD did not (McNemar test). With a median follow-up of 30.4 months from start of consolidation, 3-year progression-free survival was significantly longer for the VTD group (60% vs 48% for TD). Grade 2 or 3 peripheral neuropathy (8.1% vs 2.4%) was more frequent with VTD (grade 3, 0.6%) versus TD consolidation. The superior efficacy of VTD versus TD as induction was retained despite readministration as consolidation therapy after double autologous transplantation. VTD consolidation therapy significantly contributed to improved clinical outcomes observed for patients randomly assigned to the VTD arm of the study. The study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01134484.

Published
2012

69. Treosulfan-fludarabine-ATG-F based reduced-toxicity conditioning regimen: multicentre 'Allo-Treo' study, results in 183 patients with haematological malignancies

Author

Crotta A, Lorusso A, Martinelli G, Cortelazzo S, Pinazzi MB, La Nasa G, Foa R, Santarone S, Rambaldi A, Gallamini A, Fanin R, Merli F, Carella AM, Corti C, Ruggeri A, Marcatti M, Stanghellini MTL, Assanelli A, Messina C, Bernardi M, Peccatori J., CICERI , FABIO, Crotta, A, Lorusso, A, Martinelli, G, Cortelazzo, S, Pinazzi, Mb, La Nasa, G, Foa, R, Santarone, S, Rambaldi, A, Gallamini, A, Fanin, R, Merli, F, Carella, Am, Corti, C, Ruggeri, A, Marcatti, M, Stanghellini, Mtl, Assanelli, A, Messina, C, Bernardi, M, Ciceri, Fabio, and Peccatori, J.

Published
2012

70. Bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone is superior to thalidomide-dexamethasone as consolidation therapy following autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Author

Cavo, Michele, Pantani, Lucia, Petrucci, Maria Teresa, Patriarca, Francesca, Zamagni, Elena, Donnarumma, Daniela, Crippa, Claudia, Boccadoro, Mario, Perrone, Giulia, Falcone, Antonietta, Nozzoli, Chiara, Zambello, Renato, Masini, Luciano, Furlan, Anna, Brioli, Annamaria, Derudas, Daniele, Ballanti, Stelvio, Dessanti, Maria Laura, De Stefano, Valerio, Carella, Angelo Michele, Marcatti, Magda, Nozza, Andrea, Ferrara, Felicetto, Callea, Vincenzo, Califano, Catello, Pezzi, Annalisa, Baraldi, Anna, Grasso, Mariella, Musto, Pellegrino, Palumbo, Antonio COLLABORATORI: Tosi, P, Motta, Mr, Rizzi, S, Fanin, R, Buttignol, S, Foà, R, Levi, A, Calabrese, E, Rambaldi, A, Galli, M, Rossi, G, Ferrari, S, Bringhen, S, Leoni, P, Offidani, M, Polloni, C, Corradini, P, Montefusco, V, Torelli, G, Narni, Franco, Fioritoni, G, Spadano, A, Cortelazzo, S, Pescosta, N, Billio, A, Lambertenghi Deliliers, G, Baldini, L, Onida, F, Annaloro, C, La Nasa, G, Ledda, A, Zaccaria, A, Cellini, C, De Fabritiis, P, Caravita, T, Siniscalchi, A, Cascavilla, N, Bosi, A, Semenzato, G, Gugliotta, L, Merli, F, Gherlinzoni, F, Angelucci, E, Martelli, M, Petti, Mc, Pisani, F, Leone, G, Rossi, E, Za, T, Fianchi, L, Catania, G, Spriano, M, Ciceri, F, Peccatori, J, Girlanda, S, Santoro, A, Castagna, L, Palmieri, S, Nobile, F, D'Arco, Am, Levis, A, Primon, V, Tamiazzo, S, Guardigni, L, Pasini, S, Gallamini, A, Pietrantuono, G, Martorelli, Mc, Fattori, P, Pasquini, E, Galieni, P, Ruggieri, M, Morandi, S, Tajana, M, Amadori, D, Ronconi, S, Cangini, D, Ceccolini, M, Gobbi, M, Ballerini, F, Pane, F, Catalano, L, Cangialosi, C, Vallisa, D, Lazzaro, A, Paladini, G, De Sabbata, G, Mozzana, R, Ciambelli, F, Pinotti, G, Rodeghiero, F, Elice, F, Cantore, N, Volpe, S, Pavone, V, Mele, A, Pogliani, E, Rossini, F, Liberati, A, Majolino, I, De Rosa, L, Amadori, S, Rizzo, M, Lauria, F, Gozzetti, A, Aglietta, M, Capaldi, A, Quarta, G, Mele, G, Storti, S, Fraticelli, V, Morabito, F, Gentile, C, Capalbo, S, Gianni, A, Magni, M, Mettivier, V, Nunziata, G, Rizzoli, V, Giuliani, N, Crugnola, M, Bernasconi, C, Fregoni, V, Visani, G, Olivieri, A, Pizzuti, M, La Verde, G, Moscetti, A, Avvisati, G, Tirindelli, M, Longinotti, M, Podda, L, Gallo, E, Pregno, P, Dammacco, F, Perosa, F, Russo, D, Roccaro, A, Bacigalupo, A, Dominietto, A, Musolino, C, Quartarone, E., Cavo M, Pantani L, Petrucci MT, Patriarca F, Zamagni E, Donnarumma D, Crippa C, Boccadoro M, Perrone G, Falcone A, Nozzoli C, Zambello R, Masini L, Furlan A, Brioli A, Derudas D, Ballanti S, Dessanti ML, De Stefano V, Carella AM, Marcatti M, Nozza A, Ferrara F, Callea V, Califano C, Pezzi A, Baraldi A, Grasso M, Musto P, Palumbo A., Cavo, Michele, Pantani, Lucia, Petrucci, Maria Teresa, Patriarca, Francesca, Zamagni, Elena, Donnarumma, Daniela, Crippa, Claudia, Boccadoro, Mario, Perrone, Giulia, Falcone, Antonietta, Nozzoli, Chiara, Zambello, Renato, Masini, Luciano, Furlan, Anna, Brioli, Annamaria, Derudas, Daniele, Ballanti, Stelvio, Dessanti, Maria Laura, De Stefano, Valerio, Carella, Angelo Michele, Marcatti, Magda, Nozza, Andrea, Ferrara, Felicetto, Callea, Vincenzo, Califano, Catello, Pezzi, Annalisa, Baraldi, Anna, Grasso, Mariella, Musto, Pellegrino, Palumbo, Antonio, Cavo, M, Pantani, L, Petrucci, M, Patriarca, F, Zamagni, E, Donnarumma, D, Crippa, C, Boccadoro, M, Perrone, G, Falcone, A, Nozzoli, C, Zambello, R, Masini, L, Furlan, A, Brioli, A, Derudas, D, Ballanti, S, Dessanti, M, De Stefano, V, Carella, A, Marcatti, M, Nozza, A, Ferrara, F, Callea, V, Califano, C, Pezzi, A, Baraldi, A, Grasso, M, Musto, P, Palumbo, A, Tosi, P, Motta, M, Rizzi, S, Fanin, R, Buttignol, S, Foà, R, Levi, A, Calabrese, E, Rambaldi, A, Galli, M, Rossi, G, Ferrari, S, Bringhen, S, Leoni, P, Offidani, M, Polloni, C, Corradini, P, Montefusco, V, Torelli, G, Narni, F, Fioritoni, G, Spadano, A, Cortelazzo, S, Pescosta, N, Billio, A, Lambertenghi Deliliers, G, Baldini, L, Onida, F, Annaloro, C, La Nasa, G, Ledda, A, Zaccaria, A, Cellini, C, De Fabritiis, P, Caravita, T, Siniscalchi, A, Cascavilla, N, Bosi, A, Semenzato, G, Gugliotta, L, Merli, F, Gherlinzoni, F, Angelucci, E, Martelli, M, Petti, M, Pisani, F, Leone, G, Rossi, E, Za, T, Fianchi, L, Catania, G, Spriano, M, Ciceri, F, Peccatori, J, Girlanda, S, Santoro, A, Castagna, L, Palmieri, S, Nobile, F, D'Arco, A, Levis, A, Primon, V, Tamiazzo, S, Guardigni, L, Pasini, S, Gallamini, A, Pietrantuono, G, Martorelli, M, Fattori, P, Pasquini, E, Galieni, P, Ruggieri, M, Morandi, S, Tajana, M, Amadori, D, Ronconi, S, Cangini, D, Ceccolini, M, Gobbi, M, Ballerini, F, Pane, F, Catalano, L, Cangialosi, C, Vallisa, D, Lazzaro, A, Paladini, G, De Sabbata, G, Mozzana, R, Ciambelli, F, Pinotti, G, Rodeghiero, F, Elice, F, Cantore, N, Volpe, S, Pavone, V, Mele, A, Pogliani, E, Rossini, F, Liberati, A, Majolino, I, De Rosa, L, Amadori, S, Rizzo, M, Lauria, F, Gozzetti, A, Aglietta, M, Capaldi, A, Quarta, G, Mele, G, Storti, S, Fraticelli, V, Morabito, F, Gentile, C, Capalbo, S, Gianni, A, Magni, M, Mettivier, V, Nunziata, G, Rizzoli, V, Giuliani, N, Crugnola, M, Bernasconi, C, Fregoni, V, Visani, G, Olivieri, A, Pizzuti, M, La Verde, G, Moscetti, A, Avvisati, G, Tirindelli, M, Longinotti, M, Podda, L, Gallo, E, Pregno, P, Dammacco, F, Perosa, F, Russo, D, Roccaro, A, Bacigalupo, A, Dominietto, A, Musolino, C, and Quartarone, E

Subjects
Male, Boronic Acid, medicine.medical_treatment, PLUS DEXAMETHASONE, Phases of clinical research, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Biochemistry, Antineoplastic Agent, Bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone, Bortezomib, Immunosuppressive Agent, Autologous stem-cell transplantation, MULTIPLE MYELOMA, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, thalidomide-dexamethasone, Multiple myeloma, RANDOMIZED PHASE-3, LENALIDOMIDE, STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, PHASE-III TRIAL, Hematology, Middle Aged, CHEMOTHERAPY, Prognosis, Boronic Acids, Combined Modality Therapy, Thalidomide, Transplantation, Autologou, Pyrazines, HIGH-DOSE MELPHALAN, INDUCTION TREATMENT, Female, Autologous, Immunosuppressive Agents, Pyrazine, Human, medicine.drug, MAINTENANCE THERAPY, medicine.medical_specialty, DOXORUBICIN, Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal, Prognosi, Immunology, Urology, Antineoplastic Agents, dexamethasone, Transplantation, Autologous, Disease-Free Survival, Dexamethasone, Humans, Multiple Myeloma, Cell Biology, medicine, Autologous transplantation, METAANALYSIS, Transplantation, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocol, Hormonal, business.industry, medicine.disease, Surgery, business, Settore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue
Abstract

In a randomized, phase 3 study, superior complete/near-complete response (CR/nCR) rates and extended progression-free survival were demonstrated with bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone (VTD) versus thalidomide-dexamethasone (TD) as induction therapy before, and consolidation after, double autologous stem cell transplantation for newly diagnosed myeloma patients (intention-to-treat analysis; VTD, n = 236; TD, n = 238). This per-protocol analysis (VTD, n = 160; TD, n = 161) specifically assessed the efficacy and safety of consolidation with VTD or TD. Before starting consolidation, CR/nCR rates were not significantly different in the VTD (63.1%) and TD arms (54.7%). After consolidation, CR (60.6% vs 46.6%) and CR/nCR (73.1% vs 60.9%) rates were significantly higher for VTD-treated versus TD-treated patients. VTD consolidation significantly increased CR and CR/nCR rates, but TD did not (McNemar test). With a median follow-up of 30.4 months from start of consolidation, 3-year progression-free survival was significantly longer for the VTD group (60% vs 48% for TD). Grade 2 or 3 peripheral neuropathy (8.1% vs 2.4%) was more frequent with VTD (grade 3, 0.6%) versus TD consolidation. The superior efficacy of VTD versus TD as induction was retained despite readministration as consolidation therapy after double autologous transplantation. VTD consolidation therapy significantly contributed to improved clinical outcomes observed for patients randomly assigned to the VTD arm of the study. The study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01134484.

Published
2012

71. The role of reduced intensity preparative regimens in patients with thalassemia given hematopoietic transplantation

Author

Bertaina A, Bernardo M, Mastronuzzi A, La Nasa G, Locatelli F, Bertaina, A, Bernardo, M, Mastronuzzi, A, La Nasa, G, and Locatelli, F

Subjects
Adult, Male, thalassemia, Transplantation Chimera, Transplantation Conditioning, Adolescent, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Infant, reduced-intensity preparative regimens, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, unrelated donors, Young Adult, Treatment Outcome, Child, Preschool, cord blood, Humans, Transplantation, Homologous, Female, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Child, Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating, Busulfan
Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) still remains the only curative treatment for patients with thalassemia major (TM). However, HSCT is associated with a non-negligible risk of both transplantation-related mortality (TRM) and morbidity. Great interest and relevant expectations have been raised by the introduction in the clinical practice of reduced-intensity preparative regimens, which may represent an effective strategy to reduce the toxicity of transplantation and may also help reduce the incidence of late effects. Although some reports have documented the feasibility of using reduced-intensity preparative regimens for successfully treating patients with TM, a high incidence of graft failure has been frequently reported. Recently, treosulfan-based myeloablation has been demonstrated to be associated with limited extra-medullary toxicity and a high rate of sustained donor engraftment. This novel approach is a promising alternative for reducing the risk of life-threatening complications and increasing the number of TM patients successfully cured with an allograft. © 2010 New York Academy of Sciences.

Published
2010

74. Retrospective comparison of transplant from matched unrelated donor or identical sibling in adult MDS: evidence for a graft-versus-myelodysplasia effect in unrelated donor transplant

Author

Alessandrino E, Bacigalupo A, Falda M, Deliliers GL, Arcese W, Benedetti F, Di Bartolomeo P, La Nasa G, Rambaldi A, Pioltelli P, De Fabritiis P, Marenco P, Pascutto C, Bandini G, Fanin R, Bosi A., CICERI , FABIO, Alessandrino, E, Bacigalupo, A, Falda, M, Deliliers, Gl, Arcese, W, Benedetti, F, Ciceri, Fabio, Di Bartolomeo, P, La Nasa, G, Rambaldi, A, Pioltelli, P, De Fabritiis, P, Marenco, P, Pascutto, C, Bandini, G, Fanin, R, and Bosi, A.

Published
2007

76. A sequential approach with imatinib, chemotherapy and transplant for adult Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia: final results of the GIMEMA LAL 0904 study

Author

Chiaretti, S., primary, Vitale, A., additional, Vignetti, M., additional, Piciocchi, A., additional, Fazi, P., additional, Elia, L., additional, Falini, B., additional, Ronco, F., additional, Ferrara, F., additional, De Fabritiis, P., additional, Luppi, M., additional, La Nasa, G., additional, Tedeschi, A., additional, Califano, C., additional, Fanin, R., additional, Dore, F., additional, Mandelli, F., additional, Meloni, G., additional, and Foa, R., additional

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2016
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78. Intense immunosuppression followed by autologous stem cell transplantation in severe multiple sclerosis

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Capello E, Saccardi R, Murialdo A, Gualandi F, Pagliai F, Bacigalupo A, Marmont A, Uccelli A, Inglese M, Bruzzi P, Sormani MP, Cocco E, Meucci G, Massacesi L, Bertolotto A, Lugaresi A, Merelli E, Solari A, Filippi M, Mancardi GL, Italian GITMO-Neuro Intergroup on ASCT for Multiple Sclerosis, La Nasa G, Marrosu MG, Derchi V, Di Bartolomeo P, Farina D, Iarlori C, Tartaro A, Repice A, Pellicanò G, Dogliotti L, Parodi RC, Schenone A, Donelli A, Casoni F, Cavalleri F, Capobianco M, Guerrasio A, Duca S, Papineschi F, Scappini B, Mosti S, Abbruzzese A, Capello, E, Saccardi, R, Murialdo, A, Gualandi, F, Pagliai, F, Bacigalupo, A, Marmont, A, Uccelli, A, Inglese, M, Bruzzi, P, Sormani, Mp, Cocco, E, Meucci, G, Massacesi, L, Bertolotto, A, Lugaresi, A, Merelli, E, Solari, A, Filippi, M, Mancardi, Gl, Italian GITMO-Neuro Intergroup on ASCT for Multiple, Sclerosi, La Nasa, G, Marrosu, Mg, Derchi, V, Di Bartolomeo, P, Farina, D, Iarlori, C, Tartaro, A, Repice, A, Pellicanò, G, Dogliotti, L, Parodi, Rc, Schenone, A, Donelli, A, Casoni, F, Cavalleri, F, Capobianco, M, Guerrasio, A, Duca, S, Papineschi, F, Scappini, B, Mosti, S, and Abbruzzese, A

Subjects
Oncology, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Multiple Sclerosis, medicine.medical_treatment, Inflammation, Dermatology, Transplantation, Autologous, Severity of Illness Index, methods, Autologous stem-cell transplantation, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Severe disability, Salvage Therapy, Transplantation, Adult, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, methods, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents, therapeutic use, Italy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Multiple Sclerosis, diagnosis/immunology/therapy, Salvage Therapy, Severity of Illness Index, Transplantation, Autologous, Treatment Outcome, business.industry, Multiple sclerosis, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, diagnosis/immunology/therapy, Immunosuppression, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Psychiatry and Mental health, Haematopoiesis, Treatment Outcome, Italy, therapeutic use, Neurology (clinical), medicine.symptom, Stem cell, business, Autologous, Immunosuppressive Agents
Abstract

Aggressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) represent a limited group of demyelinating diseases that rapidly progress to severe disability. Currently available therapies are poorly effective against these clinical entities. Recently, it has been demonstrated that intense immunosuppression followed by autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) can affect the clinical course of individuals with severe MS and completely abrogate the inflammatory activity detected by MRI. We report the result of the Italian phase 2 GITMO study, a multicentre study in which 21 MS patients, who were rapidly deteriorating and not responding to the usual therapeutic strategies, were treated with this procedure. The clinical effect of the treatment is long lasting, with a striking abrogation of inflammation detected by MRI findings. These results support a role for intense immunosuppression followed by ASCT as treatment in rapidly evolving MS cases unresponsive to conventional therapies.

Published
2005

79. Accuracy of physician assessment of treatment preferences and health status in elderly patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes

Author

Caocci, G, Voso, Mt, Angelucci, E, Stauder, R, Cottone, F, Abel, G, Nguyen, K, Platzbecker, U, Beyne Rauzy, O, Gaidano, G, Invernizzi, R, Molica, S, Criscuolo, Marianna, Breccia, M, Lübbert, M, Sanpaolo, G, Buccisano, F, Ricco, A, Palumbo, Ga, Niscola, P, Zhang, H, Fenu, S, La Nasa, G, Mandelli, F, Efficace, F., Caocci, G, Voso, Mt, Angelucci, E, Stauder, R, Cottone, F, Abel, G, Nguyen, K, Platzbecker, U, Beyne Rauzy, O, Gaidano, G, Invernizzi, R, Molica, S, Criscuolo, Marianna, Breccia, M, Lübbert, M, Sanpaolo, G, Buccisano, F, Ricco, A, Palumbo, Ga, Niscola, P, Zhang, H, Fenu, S, La Nasa, G, Mandelli, F, and Efficace, F.

Abstract

Higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are rarely curable and have a poor prognosis. We investigated the accuracy of physicians' perception of patients' health status and the patients' preferences for involvement in treatment decisions. We examined 280 newly diagnosed higher-risk elderly MDS patients paired with their physicians. Survey tools included the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the Control Preference Scale. Overall concordance was 49% for physician perception of patient preferences for involvement in treatment decisions. In 36.4% of comparisons there were minor differences and in 14.6% there were major differences. In 44.7% of the patients preferring a passive role, physicians perceived them as preferring an active or collaborative role. Absence of the patient's request for prognostic information (P=0.001) and judging the patient as having a poor health status (P=0.036) were factors independently associated with the physicians' attitude toward a lower degree of patient involvement in clinical decisions. Agreement on health status was found in 27.5% of cases. Physicians most frequently tended to overestimate health status of patients who reported low-level health status. The value of decision aid-tools in the challenging setting of higher-risk MDS should be investigated to further promote patient-centered care.

Published
2015

80. Optimal timing of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

Author

Alessandrino, Ep, Porta, Mg, Malcovati, L, Jackson, Ch, Pascutto, C, Bacigalupo, A, Teresa van Lint, M, Falda, M, Bernardi, M, Onida, F, Guidi, S, Iori, Ap, Cerretti, R, Marenco, P, Pioltelli, P, Angelucci, E, Oneto, R, Ripamonti, F, Rambaldi, A, Bosi, A, Cazzola, M, Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Osseo Levis, A, Bandini, G, Casini, M, Rossi, G, Baronciani, D, La Nasa, G, Milone, G, Mordini, N, Van Lint MT, Corradini, P, Milani, R, Morra, E, Lambertenghi Deliliers, G, Ciceri, F, Castagna, L, Narni, F, Selleri, C, Scime, R, Iannitto, E, Musso, M, Locatelli, F, Zecca, M, Martelli, F, Visani, G, Di Bartolomeo, P, Cavanna, L, Papineschi, Federico, Messina, G, Merli, F, Foa, R, Locasciulli, A, Majolino, I, Chiusolo, P, Leone, G, Arcese, W, Carella, Am, Cascavilla, N, Mazza, P, Bruno, B, Boccadoro, M, Fanin, R, Cerno, M, Bortolo, S, and Author information, Raimondi R.

Subjects
Oncology, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Markov Chains, Middle Aged, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Risk, Survival Analysis, Time Factors, Transplantation, Homologous, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology, Homologous, medicine.medical_specialty, Allogeneic transplantation, medicine.medical_treatment, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Natural history of disease, Internal medicine, medicine, 80 and over, Survival analysis, Transplantation, business.industry, Myelodysplastic syndromes, Original Articles, medicine.disease, Settore MED/15, Surgery, allogeneic transplantation, International Prognostic Scoring System, Risk assessment, business
Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) represents the only curative treatment for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), but involves non-negligible morbidity and mortality. Registry studies have shown that advanced disease stage at transplantation is associated with inferior overall survival. To define the optimal timing of allogeneic HSCT, we carried out a decision analysis by studying 660 patients who received best supportive care and 449 subjects who underwent transplantation. Risk assessment was based on both the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) and the World Health Organization classification-based Prognostic Scoring System (WPSS). We used a continuous-time multistate Markov model to describe the natural history of disease and evaluate the effect of allogeneic HSCT on survival. This model estimated life expectancy from diagnosis according to treatment policy at different risk stages. Relative to supportive care, estimated life expectancy increased when transplantation was delayed from the initial stages until progression to intermediate-1 IPSS-risk or to intermediate WPSS-risk stage, and then decreased for higher risks. Modeling decision analysis on WPSS versus IPSS allowed better estimation of the optimal timing of transplantation. These observations indicate that allogeneic HSCT offers optimal survival benefits when the procedure is performed before MDS patients progress to advanced disease stages. Am. J. Hematol. 88:581–588, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Published
2013

81. Unrelated donor marrow transplantation in childhood: a report from the Associazione Italiana Ematologia e Oncologia Pediatrica (AIEOP) and the Gruppo Italiano per il Trapianto Midollo Osseo (GITMO)

Author

Dini, G., Cancedda, R., Giorgiani, G., Porta, F., Messina, C., Uderzo, C., Andrea Pession, Fagioli, F., La Nasa, G., Arcese, W., Pollichieni, S., Zecca, M., Lanino, E., Mazzolari, E., Cesaro, S., Balduzzi, A., Rondelli, R., Vassallo, E., Cappelli, B., Locatelli, F., Dini, G, Cancedda, R, Giorgiani, G, Porta, F, Messina, C, Uderzo, C, Pession, A, Fagioli, F, La Nasa, G, Arcese, W, Pollichieni, S, Zecca, M, Lanino, E, Mazzolari, E, Cesaro, S, Balduzzi, A, Rondelli, R, Vassallo, E, Cappelli, B, and Locatelli, F

Subjects
Homologous, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Adolescent, Lymphoma, Acute Disease, Blast Crisis, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Child, Transplantation, Homologous, Italy, Tissue Donors, Registries, Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Leukemia, Histocompatibility Testing, Treatment Outcome, Graft vs Host Disease, Chronic Disease, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Societies, Medical, Bone Marrow Transplantation, trapianto di midollo osseo, donatore alternativo, pediatrico, pediatrico, Non-Hodgkin, Medical, Transplantation, Inborn Errors, donatore alternativo, Metabolism, trapianto di midollo osseo, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, unrelated donor, childhood, Societies, Settore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue
Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Unrelated donor bone marrow transplant (UD-BMT) has become an attractive, alternative source of hematopoietic cells for patients lacking a matched sibling. The aim of this paper is to report on 520 patients below 19 years of age undergoing UD BMT in 31 Italian centers between September 1989 and December 2001, and to focus on the results achieved in the 423 patients grafted before December 2000. DESIGNS AND METHODS: In 1989 the Italian Bone Marrow Transplant Group (GITMO) and the Italian Association for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (AIEOP) established the Italian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (IBMDR) to facilitate donor search and marrow procurement for patients lacking an HLA identical sibling. By the end of December 2001, 296,720 HLA-A, B typed volunteer donors had been cumulatively registered and 3,411 searches had been activated for Italian patients. At least one HLA-A, B, DRB1 matched donor was found for 54% of the patients and 520 UD BMTs were performed in patients below 19 years of age before December 2001. Since 1999 more than 90% of the patients < or = 14 years old, and more than 50% of the patients 15-18 years old undergoing UD BMT have been treated in AIEOP institutions. In 50% of the cases donors were found in the IBMDR, and in 50% they were found in 14 other Registries. The average time from search activation to transplant was 6 months for diseases other than chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), while for CML it was 8.7 months. RESULTS: Actuarial 100-day transplant-related mortality (TRM) was 32% in patients grafted between 1989 and 1997, and 21% for patients grafted after 1998 (p = 0.003). Twenty-eight per cent of the patients developed grade III or IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), and 20% developed extensive chronic GvHD. The rate of disease-free survival at three years was 37% for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 38% for acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome patients, 59% for patients with inborn errors, and 51% for patients with CML. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the IBMDR has benefited a substantial number of patients lacking a matched sibling and has facilitated the recruitment of UDs into the international donor pool. Results show a positive trend after 1998, mainly due to a decrease in transplant-related-mortality. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Unrelated donor bone marrow transplant (UD-BMT) has become an attractive, alternative source of hematopoietic cells for patients lacking a matched sibling. The aim of this paper is to report on 520 patients below 19 years of age undergoing UD BMT in 31 Italian centers between September 1989 and December 2001, and to focus on the results achieved in the 423 patients grafted before December 2000. DESIGNS AND METHODS: In 1989 the Italian Bone Marrow Transplant Group (GITMO) and the Italian Association for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (AIEOP) established the Italian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (IBMDR) to facilitate donor search and marrow procurement for patients lacking an HLA identical sibling. By the end of December 2001, 296,720 HLA-A, B typed volunteer donors had been cumulatively registered and 3,411 searches had been activated for Italian patients. At least one HLA-A, B, DRB1 matched donor was found for 54% of the patients and 520 UD BMTs were performed in patients below 19 years of age before December 2001. Since 1999 more than 90% of the patients < or = 14 years old, and more than 50% of the patients 15-18 years old undergoing UD BMT have been treated in AIEOP institutions. In 50% of the cases donors were found in the IBMDR, and in 50% they were found in 14 other Registries. The average time from search activation to transplant was 6 months for diseases other than chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), while for CML it was 8.7 months. RESULTS: Actuarial 100-day transplant-related mortality (TRM) was 32% in patients grafted between 1989 and 1997, and 21% for patients grafted after 1998 (p = 0.003). Twenty-eight per cent of the patients developed grade III or IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), and 20% developed extensive chronic GvHD. The rate of disease-free survival at three years was 37% for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 38% for acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome patients, 59% for patients with inborn errors, and 51% for patients with CML. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the IBMDR has benefited a substantial number of patients lacking a matched sibling and has facilitated the recruitment of UDs into the international donor pool. Results show a positive trend after 1998, mainly due to a decrease in transplant-related-mortality.

Published
2002

82. Unrelated donor marrow transplantation for inborn errors

Author

Miano, M, Porta, F, Locatelli, F, Miniero, R, La Nasa, G, Di Bartolomeo, P, Giardini, C, Messina, C, Balduzzi, A, Testi, A, Garbarino, L, Lanino, E, Crescenzi, F, Zecca, M, Dini, G, Miano M, Porta F, Locatelli F, Miniero R, La Nasa G, Di Bartolomeo P, Giardini C, Messina C, Balduzzi A, Testi AM, Garbarino L, Lanino E, Crescenzi F, Zecca M, Dini G, Miano, M, Porta, F, Locatelli, F, Miniero, R, La Nasa, G, Di Bartolomeo, P, Giardini, C, Messina, C, Balduzzi, A, Testi, A, Garbarino, L, Lanino, E, Crescenzi, F, Zecca, M, Dini, G, Miano M, Porta F, Locatelli F, Miniero R, La Nasa G, Di Bartolomeo P, Giardini C, Messina C, Balduzzi A, Testi AM, Garbarino L, Lanino E, Crescenzi F, Zecca M, and Dini G

Abstract

From December 1989 to December 1997 40 children aged 1 year to 19 years with inborn errors other than severe combined immunodeficiencies underwent unrelated donor (UD) bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in one of 10 institutions of the Italian Bone Marrow Transplant Group participating in this program. The diseases leading to BMT included Fanconi Anemia (10), Thalassemia (8), Wiskott Aldrich syndrome (5), haemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis (6), osteopetrosis (3), storage diseases (6), Chediak Higashi syndrome (1), Schwachman syndrome (1), Thirty-three pairs were A, B, DRB1 matched. Three pairs were one antigen mismatched and one pair was two antigens mismatched. The remaining three pairs lacked information on molecular biology. Twelve children underwent a preparative regimen including radiotherapy. The remaining 28 children were conditioned with a chemotherapy regimen which included Busulfan. GVHD disease prophylaxis included CSA and MTX alone (9) or associated with ALG (17) or in vivo Campath 1G (12). The remaining two children received CSA alone. Thirty-five children showed donor engraftment; three children with thalassemia and one with osteopetrosis failed to engraft. Five children developed secondary graft failure. Actuarial 5 year disease-free survival was 62%; grade III-IV acute GvHD developed in seven of 38 evaluable children (18%); chronic GvHD developed in seven of 27 evaluable children (26%). We confirm that Wiskott Aldrich syndrome, HLH, and osteopetrosis represent an absolute indication for UD-BMT. Prognosis of UD-BMT for FA could improve in children grafted in an early phase, but a better preparative regimen has to be identified. UD-BMT in thalassemia is acceptable only in a restricted subset of patients selected for poor compliance to therapy.

Published
1998

83. EFFECT OF AUTOLOGOUS HAEMOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION ON SERIAL GADOLINIUM ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) IN SEVERE CASES OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Author

Mancardi, G., Saccardi, R., Murialdo, A., Gualandi, F., La Nasa, G., Papineschi, F., and Di Bartolomeso, P.

Subjects
Multiple sclerosis -- Care and treatment, Hematopoietic stem cells -- Transplantation, Health, Care and treatment
Abstract

Background: Autologous haemopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is being currently explored as a possible alternative treatment in patients with severe multiple sclerosis (MS). Information on the effect of AHSCT on [...]

Published
2001

84. AUTOLOGOUS PERIPHERAL BLOOD PROGENITOR CELL (PBPC) TRANSPLANTATION IN SEVERE PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Author

Saccardi, R., Mancardi, G.L., Bacigalupo, A., Di Bartolomeo, P., Gualandi, F., La Nasa, G., Murialdo, A., Pagliai, F., Papineschi, F., and Marmont, A.M.

Subjects
Multiple sclerosis -- Care and treatment, Hematopoietic stem cells -- Transplantation, Health, Care and treatment
Abstract

Patients and methods: We designed a study mainly directed towards investigating MRI and laboratory changes after autologous PBPC transplantation in patients affected by advanced, poor prognosis and refractory MS. The [...]

Published
2001

85. Hema e-Chart: Italian Registry for prospective analysis of epidemiology,management and outcome of febrile events in patients with hematologicalmalignancies

Author

Pagano, L, Caira, M, Nosari, A, Rossi, G, Locatelli, F, Viale, P, Aversa, F, Collaborators: Levis A, Hema E. Chart Group I. t. a. l. y., Leoni, P, Liso, V, Baccarani, M, Cortellazzo, S, Russo, Domenico, La Nasa, G, Storti, S, Giustolisi, R, Morabito, F, Cuneo, A, Bosi, A, Capalbo, Sf, Cascavilla, N, Ghio, R, Carella, A, Brugiatelli, M, Ciceri, F, Martinelli, G, Morra, E, Pogliani, E, Mettivier, V, Carli, M, Abbadessa, V, Musso, M, Aricò, M, Lazzarino, M, Visani, G, Fioritoni, G, Di Bartolomeo, P, Vallisa, D, Petrini, M, Favre, C, Olivieri, A, Gugliotta, L, Leone, G, Amadori, S, De Rossi, G, De Fabritiis, P, Majolino, I, D'Arco, A, Lauria, F, Mazza, P, Fagioli, F, Gherlinzoni, F, Chesesi, T, and Rodeghiero, F.

Published
2010

87. Nonpermissive HLA-DPB1 disparity is a significant independent risk factor for mortality after unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Author

Crocchiolo, R., Zino, E., Vago, L., Oneto, R., Bruno, B., Pollichieni, S., Sacchi, N., Sormani, M. P., Marcon, J., Lamparelli, T., Fanin, R., Garbarino, L., Miotti, V., Bandini, G., Bosi, A., Ciceri, F., Bacigalupo, A., Fleischhauer, K., Midollo Osseo Gruppo Italiano Trapianto, D. I., Terapia Cellulare, Cellule Staminali Ematopoietiche Cse E., Italian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Collaboratori, Scalari P., Bontempelli, M., Prinoth, O., Carcassi, C., Marceno, R., Porfirio, Rombola, G., Lombardo, Ferrioli, G., Poli, F., Scalamogna, M., Mazzi, B., Rossi, F., Mascaretti, L., Albergoni, Salvaneschi, L., Salvaneschi, M., Valentini, Nesci, S., Papola, F., Scatena, Mariotti, Perrone, Laurenti, Grammatico, Paola, Mariani, M., Favoino, B., Guizzardi, Pontiero, Leoni, P., Rambaldi, A., Casini, M., Angelucci, E., Baronciani, D., La Nasa, G., Milone, G., Guidi, S., Van Lint, M. T., Dini, G., Corradini, P., Milani, R., Morra, E., Marenco, P., Deliliers, Lambretenghi G., Onida, F., Marcatti, M., Castagna, L., Pioltelli, P., Selleri, C., Zanesco, L., Scime, R., Musso, M., Alessandrino, E. P., Locatelli, F., Visani, G., Di Bartolomeo, P., Papineschi, F., Favre, C., Iori, A. P., Foa, Roberto, Locasciulli, A., Majolino, I., Majolino, P., Leone, G., Arcese, W., Cerretti, R., Carella, A. M., Cascavilla, N., Lauria, F., Mazza, P., Cerno, M., Benedetti, F., Crocchiolo, R, Zino, E, Vago, L, Oneto, R, Bruno, B, Pollichieni, S, Sacchi, N, Sormani, Mp, Marcon, J, Lamparelli, T, Fanin, R, Garbarino, L, Miotti, V, Bandini, G, Bosi, A, Ciceri, F, Bacigalupo, A, and Fleischhauer, K

Subjects
Adult, Disease-Free Survival, Donor Selection, Female, HLA-DRB1 Chains, Hematologic Neoplasms, Humans, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Survival Rate, Transplantation, Homologous, Algorithms, HLA-DR Antigens, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Tissue Donors, Biochemistry, Immunology, Hematology, Cell Biology, Homologous, medicine.medical_treatment, Human leukocyte antigen, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Medicine, Risk factor, Survival rate, Transplantation, HLA-DPB1, business.industry, Hazard ratio, Confidence interval, business, Settore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue
Abstract

The importance of donor-recipient human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DPB1 matching for the clinical outcome of unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is controversial. We have previously described an algorithm for nonpermissive HLA-DPB1 disparities involving HLA-DPB1*0901,*1001,*1701,*0301,*1401,*4501, based on T-cell alloreactivity patterns. By revisiting the immunogenicity of HLA-DPB1*02, a modified algorithm was developed and retrospectively tested in 621 unrelated HSCTs facilitated through the Italian Registry for onco-hematologic adult patients. The modified algorithm proved to be markedly more predictive of outcome than the original one, with significantly higher KaplanMeier probabilities of 2-year survival in permissive compared with nonpermissive transplantations (55% vs 39%, P = .005). This was the result of increased adjusted hazards of nonrelapse mortality (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.74; confidence interval [CI], 1.19-2.53; P = .004) but not of relapse (HR = 1.02; CI, 0.73-1.42; P = .92). The increase in the hazards of overall mortality by nonpermissive HLA-DPB1 disparity was similar in 10 of 10 (HR = 2.12; CI, 1.23-3.64; P = .006) and 9 of 10 allele-matched transplantations (HR = 2.21; CI, 1.28-3.80; P = .004), both in early-stage and in advanced-stage disease. These data call for revisiting current HLA matching strategies for unrelated HSCT, suggesting that searches should be directed up-front toward identification of HLA-DPB1 permissive, 10 of 10 or 9 of 10 matched donors. (Blood. 2009; 114:1437-1444) RI Porfirio, Berardino/I-1988-2012

Published
2009

88. Nonpermissive HLA-DPB1 disparity is a significant independent risk factor for mortality after unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Author

Crocchiolo, R, Zino, E, Vago, L, Oneto, R, Bruno, B, Pollichieni, S, Sacchi, N, Sormani, Mp, Marcon, J, Lamparelli, T, Fanin, R, Garbarino, L, Miotti, V, Bandini, G, Bosi, A, Ciceri, F, Bacigalupo, A, Fleischhauer, K, Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Osseo, Terapia Cellulare, Cellule Staminale Ematopoietiche e., Italian Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Scalari, P, Bontempelli, M, Prinoth, O, Carcassi, C, Marcenò, R, Porfirio, Rombolà, G, Lombardo, Ferrioli, G, Poli, F, Scalamogna, M, Mazzi, B, Rossi, F, Mascaretti, L, Albergoni, Salvaneschi, L, Martinetti, M, Valentini, Renzo, Nesci, S, Papola, F, Scatena, Mariotti, Perrone, Laurenti, Grammatico, P, Mariani, M, Favoino, B, Guizzardi, Pontiero, Leoni, P, Rambaldi, A, Casini, M, Angelucci, E, Baronciani, D, La Nasa, G, Milone, G, Guidi, S, Van Lint MT, Dini, G, Corradini, P, Milani, R, Morra, E, Marenco, P, Lambretenghi Deliliers, G, Onida, F, Marcatti, M, Castagna, L, Pioltelli, P, Selleri, C, Zanesco, L, Scimè, R, Musso, M, Alessandrino, Ep, Locatelli, F, Visani, G, Di Bartolomeo, P, Papineschi, Federico, Favre, C, Iori, Ap, Foà, R, Locasciulli, A, Majolino, I, Majolino, P, Leone, G, Arcese, W, Cerretti, R, Carella, Am, Cascavilla, N, Lauria, F, Mazza, P, Cerno, M, and Benedetti, F.

Published
2009

89. Unrelated donor marrow transplantation for inborn errors

Author

Miano, M., Porta, F., Locatelli, F., Miniero, R., La Nasa, G., Di Bartolomeo, P., Giardini, C., Messina, C., Adriana Cristina Balduzzi, Testi, A. M., Garbarino, L., Lanino, E., Crescenzi, F., Zecca, M., Dini, G., Miano, M, Porta, F, Locatelli, F, Miniero, R, La Nasa, G, Di Bartolomeo, P, Giardini, C, Messina, C, Balduzzi, A, Testi, A, Garbarino, L, Lanino, E, Crescenzi, F, Zecca, M, and Dini, G

Subjects
Adult, Male, Unrelated donor, Inborn error, Adolescent, Graft vs Host Disease, Infant, Disease-Free Survival, Tissue Donors, Fanconi anemia, Child, Preschool, Thalassemia, Humans, Female, Child, Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Bone Marrow Transplantation
Abstract

From December 1989 to December 1997 40 children aged 1 year to 19 years with inborn errors other than severe combined immunodeficiencies underwent unrelated donor (UD) bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in one of 10 institutions of the Italian Bone Marrow Transplant Group participating in this program. The diseases leading to BMT included Fanconi Anemia (10), Thalassemia (8), Wiskott Aldrich syndrome (5), haemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis (6), osteopetrosis (3), storage diseases (6), Chediak Higashi syndrome (1), Schwachman syndrome (1), Thirty-three pairs were A, B, DRB1 matched. Three pairs were one antigen mismatched and one pair was two antigens mismatched. The remaining three pairs lacked information on molecular biology. Twelve children underwent a preparative regimen including radiotherapy. The remaining 28 children were conditioned with a chemotherapy regimen which included Busulfan. GVHD disease prophylaxis included CSA and MTX alone (9) or associated with ALG (17) or in vivo Campath 1G (12). The remaining two children received CSA alone. Thirty-five children showed donor engraftment; three children with thalassemia and one with osteopetrosis failed to engraft. Five children developed secondary graft failure. Actuarial 5 year disease-free survival was 62%; grade III-IV acute GvHD developed in seven of 38 evaluable children (18%); chronic GvHD developed in seven of 27 evaluable children (26%). We confirm that Wiskott Aldrich syndrome, HLH, and osteopetrosis represent an absolute indication for UD-BMT. Prognosis of UD-BMT for FA could improve in children grafted in an early phase, but a better preparative regimen has to be identified. UD-BMT in thalassemia is acceptable only in a restricted subset of patients selected for poor compliance to therapy.

Published
1998

91. WHO classification and WPSS predict posttransplantation outcome in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome : a study from the Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Osseo(GITMO)

Author

Alessandrino, Ep, Della Porta MG, Bacigalupo, A, Van Lint MT, Falda, M, Onida, F, Bernardi, M, Iori, Ap, Rambaldi, A, Cerretti, R, Marenco, P, Pioltelli, P, Malcovati, L, Pascutto, C, Oneto, R, Fanin, R, Bosi, A, Collaboratori Levis, A, Bandini, G, Casini, M, Rossi, G, Angelucci, E, Baronciani, D, La Nasa, G, Milone, G, Mordini, N, Guidi, S, Corradini, P, Milani, R, Morra, E, Lambretenghi Deliliers, G, Ciceri, F, Castagna, L, Narni, F, Selleri, C, Scimè, R, Iannitto, E, Musso, M, Locatelli, F, Martelli, F, Visani, G, Di Bartolomeo, P, Cavanna, L, Papineschi, F, Messina, G, Gugliotta, L, Foà, R, Locasciulli, A, Majolino, I, Chiusolo, P, Leone, G, Arcese, W, Carella, Am, Cascavilla, N, Mazza, P, Bruno, Benedetto, Boccadoro, Mario, Cerno, M, and Raimondi, R.

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Blood transfusion, Adolescent, medicine.medical_treatment, Immunology, World Health Organization, Biochemistry, Gastroenterology, Humans, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Prognosis, Aged, Recurrence, Survival Rate, Classification, Blood Transfusion, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Middle Aged, Female, Refractory, hemic and lymphatic diseases, Internal medicine, medicine, Survival rate, Acute leukemia, Hematology, business.industry, Cancer, Cell Biology, medicine.disease, Surgery, Transplantation, Who classification, business, Settore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue
Abstract

We evaluated the impact of World Health Organization (WHO) classification and WHO classification–based Prognostic Scoring System (WPSS) on the outcome of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) between 1990 and 2006. Five-year overall survival (OS) was 80% in refractory anemias, 57% in refractory cytopenias, 51% in refractory anemia with excess blasts 1 (RAEB-1), 28% in RAEB-2, and 25% in acute leukemia from MDS (P = .001). Five-year probability of relapse was 9%, 22%, 24%, 56%, and 53%, respectively (P < .001). Five-year transplant-related mortality (TRM) was 14%, 39%, 38%, 34%, and 44%, respectively (P = .24). In multivariate analysis, WHO classification showed a significant effect on OS (P = .017) and probability of relapse (P = .01); transfusion dependency was associated with a reduced OS (P = .01) and increased TRM (P = .037), whereas WPSS showed a prognostic significance on both OS (P = .001) and probability of relapse (P < .001). In patients without excess blasts, multilineage dysplasia and transfusion dependency affected OS (P = .001 and P = .009, respectively), and were associated with an increased TRM (P = .013 and P = .031, respectively). In these patients, WPSS identified 2 groups with different OS and TRM. These data suggest that WHO classification and WPSS have a relevant prognostic value in posttransplantation outcome of MDS patients.

Published
2008

92. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in myelofibrosis: the 20-year experience of the Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Osseo (GITMO)

Author

Patriarca, F, Bacigalupo, A, Sperotto, A, Isola, M, Soldano, F, Bruno, B, van Lint MT, Iori, Ap, Santarone, S, Porretto, F, Pioltelli, P, Visani, G, Iacopino, P, Fanin, R, Bosi, A, Milone, G, Montanari, M, La Nasa, G, Dessalvi, P, Bonifazi, F., Servida, P, Lambertenghi, G, Corradini, P, Falda, M, Mazza, P, Benedetti, F, Raimondi, R, Selleri, Carmine, Locasciulli, A, Alessandrino, P, Narni, F, and Papineschi, F.

Published
2008

93. WHO classification and WPSS predict posttransplantation outcome in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome: a study from the Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Osseo (GITMO)

Author

Alessandrino, Ep, Della Porta MG, Bacigalupo, A, Van Lint MT, Falda, M, Onida, F, Bernardi, M, Iori, Ap, Rambaldi, A, Cerretti, R, Marenco, P, Pioltelli, P, Malcovati, L, Pascutto, C, Oneto, R, Fanin, R, Bosi, A, Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Osseo, Levis, A, Bandini, G, Casini, M, Rossi, G, Angelucci, E, Baronciani, D, La Nasa, G, Milone, G, Mordini, N, Guidi, S, Corradini, P, Milani, R, Morra, E, Lambretenghi Deliliers, G, Ciceri, F, Castagna, L, Narni, F, Selleri, C, Scimè, R, Iannitto, E, Musso, M, Locatelli, F, Martelli, F, Visani, G, Di Bartolomeo, P, Cavanna, L, Papineschi, Federico, Messina, G, Gugliotta, L, Foà, R, Locasciulli, A, Majolino, I, Chiusolo, P, Leone, G, Arcese, W, Carella, Am, Cascavilla, N, Mazza, P, Bruno, B, Boccadoro, M, Cerno, M, and Raimondi, R.

Published
2008

94. Retrospective comparison of transplant from matched unrelated donor or identical sibling in adult MDS : evidence for a graft-versus-myelodysplasia effect in unrelated donor transplant

Author

Alessandrino, E., Bacigaluppo, A., Falda, M., Lambertenghi Deliliers, G., Arcese, W., Benedetti, F., Ciceri, F., Di Bartolomeo, P., La Nasa, G., Rambaldi, A., Pioltelli, P., De Fabritiis, P., Marenco, P., Pascutto, C., Bandini, G., Fanin, R., Bosi, A., and Gitmo

Subjects
Settore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue
Published
2007

95. The long-term effect of AHSCT on MRI measures of MS evolution: a five-year follow-up study

Author

Roccatagliata, L, Rocca, M, Valsasina, P, Bonzano, L, Sormani, M., Saccardi, R, Mancardi, G, Filippi, M, Marrosu, Mg, La Nasa, G, Cocco, E, Cherchi, V, Lugaresi, A, Di Bartolomeo, P, Farina, D, Ialori, C, Tartaro, A, Massacesi, L, Pagliai, F, Bosi, A, Repice, A, Konze, A, Sardanelli, F, Capello, E, Murialdo, A, Gualandi, F, Parodi, Rc, Dogliotti, L, Marmont, A, Inglese, M, Comi, G, Donelli, A, Merelli, E, Casoni, F, Cavalleri, F, Bertolotto, A, Guerrasio, A, Capobianco, M, Duca, S, Meucci, G, Papineschi, F, Mosti, S, and Abruzzese, A

Published
2007

97. Variazioni temporali dei flussi migratori per trapianto di cellule staminali emopoietiche (TCSE) tra centri aderenti all’associazione italiana di ematologia e oncologia pediatrica

Author

Rondelli, R., Gualandi, L., Locatelli, F., Ronchetti, F., Dini, G., Zecca, M., Fagioli, F., Paolucci, Paolo, Cesaro, S., Prete, A., Uderzo, C., Luksch, R., Porta, F., Donfrancesco, A., Meloni, G., Favre, C., Faulkner, L., Andolina, M., Rifaldi, M., Zucchetti, P., DI CATALDO, A., Pierani, P., Ladogana, S., Argiolu, F., DE ROSSI, G., DI BARTOLOMEO, P., Marradi, P., LA NASA, G., Messina, C., and Pession, A.

Subjects
flussi migratori, trapianto di cellule staminali emopoietiche
Published
2004

98. Retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide for acute promyelocytic leukemia

Author

Lo Coco, F, Avvisati, G, Vignetti, M, Thiede, C, Orlando, Sm, Iacobelli, S, Ferrara, F, Fazi, P, Cicconi, L, Di Bona, E, Specchia, G, Sica, Simona, Divona, M, Levis, A, Fiedler, W, Cerqui, E, Breccia, M, Fioritoni, G, Salih, Hr, Cazzola, M, Melillo, L, Carella, Am, Brandts, Ch, Morra, E, Von Lilienfeld Toal, M, Hertenstein, B, Wattad, M, Lübbert, M, Hänel, M, Schmitz, N, Link, H, Kropp, Mg, Rambaldi, A, La Nasa, G, Luppi, M, Ciceri, F, Finizio, O, Venditti, A, Fabbiano, F, Döhner, K, Sauer, M, Ganser, A, Amadori, S, Mandelli, F, Döhner, H, Ehninger, G, Schlenk, Rf, Platzbecker, U., Sica, Simona (ORCID:0000-0003-2426-3465), Lo Coco, F, Avvisati, G, Vignetti, M, Thiede, C, Orlando, Sm, Iacobelli, S, Ferrara, F, Fazi, P, Cicconi, L, Di Bona, E, Specchia, G, Sica, Simona, Divona, M, Levis, A, Fiedler, W, Cerqui, E, Breccia, M, Fioritoni, G, Salih, Hr, Cazzola, M, Melillo, L, Carella, Am, Brandts, Ch, Morra, E, Von Lilienfeld Toal, M, Hertenstein, B, Wattad, M, Lübbert, M, Hänel, M, Schmitz, N, Link, H, Kropp, Mg, Rambaldi, A, La Nasa, G, Luppi, M, Ciceri, F, Finizio, O, Venditti, A, Fabbiano, F, Döhner, K, Sauer, M, Ganser, A, Amadori, S, Mandelli, F, Döhner, H, Ehninger, G, Schlenk, Rf, Platzbecker, U., and Sica, Simona (ORCID:0000-0003-2426-3465)

Abstract

All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) with chemotherapy is the standard of care for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), resulting in cure rates exceeding 80%. Pilot studies of treatment with arsenic trioxide with or without ATRA have shown high efficacy and reduced hematologic toxicity.

Published
2013

99. HEMOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDHOOD: REPORT FROM THE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION GROUP OF THE ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI EMATOLOGIA E ONCOLOGIA PEDIATRICA (AIEOP)

Author

Pession, A., Rondelli, R., Paolucci, Paolo, Pastore, G., Dini, G., Bonetti, F., Madon, E., Mandelli, F., Zanesco, L., Uderzo, C., Prete, A., Rabusin, M., Ugazio, A., Di Bartolomeo, P., Favre, C., Faulkner, L. B., Poggi, V., Luksch, R., Donfrancesco, A., Argiolu, F., and La Nasa, G.

Subjects
AIEOP, Bone marrow transplantation, report
Published
2000

100. Two new cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia following mitoxantrone treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis

Author

E Mamusa, Giovanni Caocci, Eleonora Cocco, La Nasa G, Antonio Ledda, and Gabriella Spinicci

Subjects
Adult, Oncology, Acute promyelocytic leukemia, Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, Pathology, Multiple Sclerosis, medicine.drug_class, Antimetabolite, Central nervous system disease, Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute, hemic and lymphatic diseases, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, In patient, Mitoxantrone, business.industry, Multiple sclerosis, Hematology, medicine.disease, Leukemia, Anthraquinone Derivatives, Female, business, Immunosuppressive Agents, medicine.drug
Abstract

Two new cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia following mitoxantrone treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis

Published
2006

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